Study raises mobile phones concerns (again)

Using a mobile phone can trigger human cell division, according to a scientific study published in New Scientist, raising new possibilities of a link between handsets and cancer, reports Channel4 News.

"The research by Israeli scientists revealed that just 10 minutes of exposure to the radiation put out by mobile phones stimulated an enzyme which controls cell division and differentiation.

The effect was not caused by heating, the researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot said.

Scientist Rony Seger said: "The significance lies in showing that cells do react to cellphone radiation in a non-thermal way."

... Dariusz Leszczynski of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Helsinki, Finland, said: "It doesn't automatically mean that it will be harmful, but we will need to study it further."

emily | 4:49 PM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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